Hey, where has everyone been? Hopefully, you are all taking caring for queens you have successfully found this summer! I'd love to hear about what you guys have found so far, although I'm not sure if this would be the proper thread. Perhaps we should start a CO thread in the Community Hub board, see...

Found a handful of these today. Unfortunately, they all still have their wings, so pics from above are obstructed. Approximately 10mm. Never found a Lasius before, and I'm assuming that is what this is. Any idea on the species? http://i.imgur.com/9l4dyOE.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9FGjLqN.jpg http://i.i...

Are all of the Formica closups of the same queen? Since there is silvery pubescence on at least three gastral tergites, and the antennal scapes do not appear to be shorter than the length of the head (from the clypeus), then she would appear to be Formica argentea . The reddish queen is Lasius subu...

I attached my test tube with queen and workers to a hybrid nest, I checked on them a couple hours later and no move, a few more hours they started turning the formicarium into a trash pile, help on moving them in. What species of ant? How many workers does your colony have? Are you using light and ...